Jeffrey Hays

Shane Mccann is a financial advisor at Tucker Asset Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Aegis Wealth Management and Change Path, LLC. Mccann is also the owner of Montana Retirement Income Advisory, where he serves as an insurance agent specializing in life insurance, annuities, and long-term care sales. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation process across a range of growth, fixed-income, alternative, and structured investment strategies.

Geoffrey Gilbert is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. He has been managing Inukshuk Investments, LLC since 2013. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Inukshuk Investments employs an active, world-cap strategy that incorporates fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis across a range of portfolio styles, including Aggressive Growth, Total Return, and Conservative Income.

Ward Wenholz is a financial advisor with Sapphire Financial Strategies, L.L.C., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and over 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Sapphire Financial Strategies since 2018 and previously at First Advisors National from 2015 to 2018. Wenholz is also president and owner of Sapphire Financial Services, Inc., where he sells fixed insurance products. Sapphire Financial Strategies provides ongoing portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, utilizing a multi-disciplinary investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside value investing principles. The firm manages discretionary assets in the mid-teens of millions and serves several dozen individual accounts.

Samuel Sharples is a financial advisor at Solid State Wealth Advisory Group in Missoula, MT, with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 11 years at LPL Financial, LLC. Sharples holds the Series 66 designation. Solid State Wealth Advisory Group is an independent SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting, employing a client-tailored approach that incorporates multiple analytical methods and may involve sub-advisors to manage client portfolios.

As the husband of a physician assistant and the brother of a physician, I noticed something off in the financial planning industry. Physician assistants were getting the short end of the stick while physicians got the red-carpet treatment. That is why I built Advanced Practice Planning. My goal is to fill the gap left by old-school finance and make sure APPs get the guidance they deserve. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®), I bring the expertise to help APPs work through the complex parts of their financial lives. I have been featured in publications such as CNBC, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily, where I have shared strategies for budgeting, negotiating employment contracts, and more. When I am not working, you will find me in the Montana landscape. Skiing, hiking, or floating the Bitterroot River on a Saturday. You might catch me at a Penn State football game in the fall while visiting family in Pennsylvania. We are!

Paul Lasiter is a CFP® affiliated with Evergreen Summit Advisors, LLC in Missoula, MT. He has been associated with Evergreen Summit Advisors since 2026 and has prior experience at the University of Montana and Pepperdine University. Evergreen Summit Advisors is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management and discretionary portfolio management, combining modern portfolio theory with passive and active strategies, and provides financial planning, tax preparation assistance, and educational seminars.